After petition, petition and….another petition, Team Deerleap have finally got their newest team mate (like any member of Team Deerleap, she loves a good book- see attached photo!) She can’t wait to meet you tomorrow, keep a look out on … Continue reading →

This week, in our Big Write lesson, we watched a short film called ‘The Lighthouse’ we had to think about how the man in the lighthouse would feel and Team Cooper told the story of the light going off, from … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago, an artist from the New Forest came to talk to us about his art work, including the techniques he uses. We were even lucky enough to see a live demonstration. Look at the wonderful examples of Team … Continue reading →

This week, my Dragon Writer award goes to Hannah! Her gorgeous non-fiction writing on ‘The Rainforest’ was well planned and she showed off her use of super sentence level skills! Can you spot her drop in clauses? Can you spot … Continue reading →

This week, Team Cooper experimented with a new writing technique- using a flashback! For many children, it was the first time they had used this structural feature of story writing so it was challenging trying to plan in a flashback … Continue reading →

This week, our dragon writer was Ella! Her poem in the style of Brian Moses was well composed and she thought carefully about her vocabulary choices. Well done Ella! You are a star writer, keep up the good work! Miss … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Team Hazel took a visit to our school garden. Whilst we were outside, we cleared some overgrown flower beds, moved some fresh compost and discovered some interesting minibeasts! In the picture, can you see what Oakleigh has found? What … Continue reading →